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Celtic vs Celta Vigo early injury news as 9 players ruled out

All the latest injury news ahead of Thursday night's Europa League clash
ByJamie Kemble
Yang has been dealing with a hamstring issue
Yang has been dealing with a hamstring issue | Zak Mauger/GettyImages

Celtic are back in action on Thursday night when they turn their attention back to the Europa League. The Bhoys thrashed Hearts 7-1 in the league over the weekend to grab a much-needed confidence boost after a rocky few weeks.

But the pressure is on for them here having lost both of their first two Europa League games, and a defeat here will leave them with a lot to do if they want to progress to the next stage. The Bhoys would have five games to make up 9-10 points, and they still have to face Marseille.

But the exact same circumstances apply to Celta, who have also lost their first two games and still have to play Marseille. The Spanish West Coast side, who beat Alaves to move up to eighth over the weekend, have also lost their first two games,against Omonoia and Juventus, and frustratingly for them, they led against Juve and ultimately conceded the winning goal in stoppage time.

Ahead of Thursday night's game, we have rounded up all the latest injury news surrounding both sides.

Pablo Durán - Out

Durán has a thigh issue that will keep him out until the end of the month.

Borja Iglesias - Out

Celta's World Cup winner is out after picking up a calf tear during training last Tuesday. He will spend weeks on the sidelines.

Carl Starfelt - Out

Starfelt has a hamsting injury and won't return until November.

Andrei Radu - Out

The goalkeeper is sidelined for another couple of weeks with a shoulder issue.

Andres Antanon - Fit

Antanon returned off the bench over the weekend after an ankle injury.

Jones El-Abdellaoui - Out

El-Abdellaoui is sidelined until at least January as he works his way back from a long-term knee issue.

Callum Osmand - Fit

Osmand went off at half-time against Hearts, but O'Neill has confirmed the striker is fine. He said: “He had a hamstring problem – I’m not surprised really because he’s not played that much. It was more precautionary than anything else."

Alistair Johnston - Out

Johnston is expect to be out for at least another couple of days, and it's unclear whether he will be back for the weekend from his extended hamstring layoff.

Yang Hyun-jun - Out

Yang continues to work his way back to full strength after a hamstring issue and won't be risked here.

Cameron Carter-Vickers - Out

Carter-Vickers is not expeced to return until the weekend amid a muscular strain.

Joel Van den Berg - Out

Van den Berg continues to work his way back from an ankle issue and will not be available yet.

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